Weapons

There are a variety of weapons in Assassin's Creed III, including the following:

Tomahawk - Nearly every image of Connor has him carrying a tomahawk with the blade itself forming the iconic Assassin's Creed Crest. Connor starts off with this weapon and also uses it to hook onto lines and glide across much like the Hook Blade in Assassin's Creed Revealations. They are Connors main weapons throughout the game. Most other weapons can be bought at General stores like the iron tomahawk and the stone head tomahawk.The assassins tomahawk is acquired during sequence six and the war tomahawk must be crafted using AC3 new crafting system. You need special iron ignot and level 2 blacksmith to craft it. An odd glitch occurs when using some tomahawks where a sword shaped light appears when Connor swings them.

Hidden Blade(s) - The iconic weapon from Assassin's Creed. The Hidden Blades is a small dagger attached to Connor's forearm. The Hidden Blade this time around detaches and can be used as a dagger. You usually see Connor use it when he skins dead animals.

Bow and Arrow - Connor can be seen wielding a bow and arrow, which comes in handy while hunting and stealth killing. The bow is Connor's preferred long-range weapon because muskets and pistols have longer reload times. It is also much quieter and draws less attention to Connor when used. It is recommended you use it in stealth situations. There is only one bow that is used in AC3. The bow will not damage pelts when used, but it will take multiple arrows to take down larger animals like deer and elk. the starting carrying capacity for arrows is six but this number can be increased by using the crafting system. Used arrows can be collected after looting the corpse of the oppenet they killed. They can be bought for 10 pounds at an peddler or general store.

Pistol- Connor has the ability to dual-wield pistols. A one shot kill for most enemies, the pistol proves to be a valuable asset in combat. They can be incorporated into other forms of combat via secondary attacks. Due to the long reload time, the pistol is best served as a first strike weapon. It also serves well as a good quick kill on the last guard.

Musket - Both British and Colonial soldiers arm themselves with muskets. These take very long to reload. Connor is better served using the bayonet and blunt force to tackle enemies. However, the musket is useful for long range kills when silence is not a priority. It features in the game quite often as you can either pick one up from a rack or just loot one from a dead body.

Rope Dart - This grappling hook-like implement can harpoon and drag enemies into treetops, it can also be used to pull mounted enemies off horses and in combat to pull the enemy closer. It's a great tool to have at hand when you are in situations where stealth is required. It can also kill animals but will give you a damaged pelt. You are allowed to carry 5 at first but this number can be increased by crafting better pouches at the homestead. When you run out more can be purchased at the general stores for 125 pounds.